Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan is an electronic project led by Gordon Chapman-Fox, combining a retro-futuristic sound with a matching visual style. It is presented here at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham.

Gordon Chapman-Fox leads Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, an electronic project in which the music and the visual identity are designed to work together. Across six albums and three EPs, the recordings follow the building and expansion of a community in northern England between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s. The sound is built on shimmering arpeggios and broad, uplifting lead lines.

The project has been featured by BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 and RTE, and its records have reached the UK album charts. It also appeared in end-of-year lists compiled by Piccadilly Records, Bleep and Electronic Sound, giving it recognition from both mainstream broadcasters and specialist publications.

Hare & Hounds is a concert and performance venue on High Street in Birmingham, and this electronic act performs there on this visit to the city.